A case study of a retracted systematic review on interactive health communication applications: impact on media, scientists, and patients

Ref ID	195
First Author	R. Rada
Journal	JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
Year Of Publishing	2005
URL	https://www.jmir.org/2005/2/e18/
Keywords	Cochrane Error Heterogeneity Retraction Telemedicine
Problem(s)	Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews Perpetuates citation of poor quality primary study data Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity Errors in effect estimate calculations or data synthesis
Number of systematic reviews included	1
Summary of Findings	Qualitative findings from a case study attempting to demonstrate impact from a retracted Cochrane review, published in 2004, for chronically ill people using interactive programmes. Specific deficits in the review were errors in data synthesis and inappropriate meta-analysis of heterogenous trials. Authors highlighted that the initial findings from the review perseverated in the Cochrane database, and media reports long after the review had been retracted.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results?	Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?	No